To the north of Chiang Mai city lies Keep in Touch (www.fb.com/keepintouchchiangmai), a stunning plant-covered coffee shop that’s bursting with flowers and potted trees.

The wood-heavy decor and tables adorned with lit candles and colorful floral vases make for a warm and charming feel.

Besides serving Western-inspired dishes, like the Zucchini Fritters topped with creme fraiche, mango salsa, and house smoked salmon (B135), and the waffles topped with caramelized banana, fresh fruit and a big scoop of ice-cream (B149), Thai traditional food is also on the list, from khao soi (B95) to Northern style curry (B95).

If you fancy a drink that doubles as a dessert, try the “Earthquake” (B95), which sees mint flavored milk blended with chocolate and topped with a scoop of mint-chocolate chip ice-cream.